US4393506A - Sealed-off RF excited CO2 lasers and method of manufacturing such lasers - Google Patents
Sealed-off RF excited CO2 lasers and method of manufacturing such lasers Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US4393506A US4393506A US06/207,576 US20757680A US4393506A US 4393506 A US4393506 A US 4393506A US 20757680 A US20757680 A US 20757680A US 4393506 A US4393506 A US 4393506A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- laser
- waveguide
- excited
- structural members
- sealed
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Classifications
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/02—Constructional details
- H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
- H01S3/036—Means for obtaining or maintaining the desired gas pressure within the tube, e.g. by gettering, replenishing; Means for circulating the gas, e.g. for equalising the pressure within the tube
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/02—Constructional details
- H01S3/03—Constructional details of gas laser discharge tubes
- H01S3/0315—Waveguide lasers
-
- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01S—DEVICES USING THE PROCESS OF LIGHT AMPLIFICATION BY STIMULATED EMISSION OF RADIATION [LASER] TO AMPLIFY OR GENERATE LIGHT; DEVICES USING STIMULATED EMISSION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION IN WAVE RANGES OTHER THAN OPTICAL
- H01S3/00—Lasers, i.e. devices using stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation in the infrared, visible or ultraviolet wave range
- H01S3/09—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping
- H01S3/097—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser
- H01S3/0975—Processes or apparatus for excitation, e.g. pumping by gas discharge of a gas laser using inductive or capacitive excitation
Definitions
- the present invention pertains generally to CO 2 lasers and more particularly, to RF excited CO 2 waveguide lasers.
- sealed-off CO 2 lasers do not require auxillary gas cylinders and vacuum pumps and thus lend themselves more readily to portable operation.
- one of the main problems associated with sealed-off CO 2 lasers is that of maintaining stable long term operation despite factors which tend to destabilize the gas chemistry such as CO 2 dissociation, O 2 consumption, and outgassing.
- Witteman discloses a system for extending the life of sealed-off CO 2 laser tubes which relies on the admixture of a small amount of H 2 O, H 2 , or H 2 and O 2 to the standard CO 2 laser gas mix.
- Absorption is the penetration of one substance into the inner surface of another by physio co-chemical means such as by liquid taking up molecules of a gas or vapor.
- adsorption is the adherence of the atoms, ions, or molecules of a gas or liquid to the surface of another substance called the adsorbent.
- dissociation is the process by which a chemical combination breaks up into simpler constituents such as a result of added energy.
- evolution evolution is a setting free or giving off as of gas in a chemical reaction.
- a getter is any substance added to a system or mixture to consume or inactivate traces of impurities such as residual gases.
- outgassing is the evolution of gases from a substance due to heating, usually at low pressures.
- oxidation herein means the reaction in which oxygen combines chemically with another substance.
- passivation is the process of chemically inactivating a metal by treating it with a strong oxidizing agent.
- solubility is the ability or tendency of one substance to blend uniformly with another.
- sorbitivity is the tendency of one substance to either adsorb or absorb another substance.
- Appropriate structural design of the CO 2 laser has generally solved the gas leak problem.
- Optics damage is more severe in DC lasers due to the greater likelihood of sputter deposits and charged particle bombardment.
- the optics damage problem has been solved by appropriate selection of optical materials and design of the laser resonator.
- the cathode disintegration problem does not exist in RF lasers because of the cathodeless discharge but has been solved generally by means of copper oxide and silver oxide cathodes in DC lasers.
- CO 2 lasers are housed in either ceramic or glass envelopes.
- RF-excited CO 2 waveguide lasers tend to be housed in metal envelopes which serve as a means for confining the gas and also as a shield against radio frequency interference.
- the metal housing is preferably manufactured from extruded aluminum.
- aluminum parts present a problem from the standpoint of bonding. Welding is not acceptable because of the high temperatures required and epoxies are not suitable because they do not form reliable, mechanically strong high temperature vacuum seals. Hence one must plate the aluminum with a oxidation resistant metal such as nickel and then soft-solder the nickel to bond the metal parts of the laser waveguide structure to one another.
- nickel is known to be very resistant to oxidation, it has been found that in the presence of H 2 O, and particularly at temperatures exceeding 100 degrees centigrade, nickel oxidizes very rapidly. For a CO 2 laser, this oxidation can lead to a significant reduction in the amount of free oxygen and hence even greater CO 2 dissociation rates and shorter laser life.
- a preferred economical structure for an RF waveguide laser consists of a metal envelope usually plated and soldered as referred to above.
- the ceramic or ceramic-metal of the waveguide head is typically placed against the metal surface of an envelope for heat sinking purposes with a silicon heat sinking compound at the interface.
- the combination of materials including flux, silicone compounds, solder, metal oxides, and plated metals that make up the assembled waveguide and the requisite heat sinking which traps gases result in an almost steady evolution of hydrogen and/or water vapor.
- the present invention comprises a method for manufacturing an RF excited CO 2 waveguide laser and the product thereof which substantially reduces or entirely overcomes the life limiting problems associated with CO 2 dissociation, O 2 adsorption, and H 2 and H 2 O outgassing.
- These problems are substantially alleviated in the present invention by utilizing a novel passivation technique to reduce the absorption of oxygen and to reduce the rate and likelihood of dissociation of CO 2 ; and by providing a suitable getter, namely, one which adsorbs essentially all of the hydrogen and/or water vapor at least as fast as they are evolved at the operating temperature of the laser, but one which does not adsorb or react with other gases.
- this suitable getter should also be activated at relatively low temperatures, by way of example, about 150 degrees Centigrade.
- Most prior art getters for example, activated charcoal, zirconium, and titanium and their alloys, are not entirely acceptable because of their high adsorbitivity or reactivity with oxygen and/or CO which would affect the stability of the gas chemistry of the CO 2 mixture.
- Other getter materials are not suitable because of the high temperatures required to activate them.
- the present invention increases the life of sealed-off CO 2 lasers, particularly RF excited CO 2 waveguide lasers, by advantageously affecting three of the life limiting factors of such lasers, all of which factors relate to the stability of the gas chemistry. These factors include CO 2 dissociation, O 2 adsorption, and H 2 and H 2 O outgassing.
- the invention relates to passivation and gettering steps taken preferably during and subsequent to assembly of the waveguide.
- a metal envelope is provided as the housing of the RF waveguide assembly to serve as a means for confining the gas as well as a means for providing a radio frequency interference shield.
- the metal envelope provides a means for overcoming the difficulties associated with sealing of the metal-ceramic structure of the waveguide tube per se. Cost factors make it preferable to utilize aluminum for the metal envelope.
- aluminum presents unique problems associated with bonding the metal parts together to form the housing. For example, welding is not acceptable because of the high temperatures involved and epoxies are unsuitable because they do not form high temperature reliable mechanically strong vacuum seals. Hence, applicants have found it preferable to nickel plate the aluminum and then soft solder the nickel surfaces to bond the metal.
- nickel is ordinarily resistant to oxidation, it has been found that in the presence of water vapor, and particularly at temperatures higher than approximately 100 degrees Centigrade, nickel oxidizes rapidly and as those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains will understand, oxidation disturbs the gas chemistry of a CO 2 laser by reducing the amount of free oxygen thus increasing the CO 2 dissociation rate.
- the present invention utilizes an effective passivation technique that creates a porous black nickel oxide coating on the plated aluminum portions of the housing.
- the passivation technique consists of dipping individual nickel-plated aluminum parts into a passivation solution consisting of concentrated nitric acid for ten to sixty seconds at room temperature. Then the parts are baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 3 hours in air. Then the waveguide's nickel-plated aluminum structural components are vacuum baked to remove water vapor, hydrogen, and organic materials. Typically, this vacuum bake process is conducted at temperatures at or exceeding 100 degrees Centigrade at a pressure of less than one Torr for a period of at least 72 hours. After the waveguide structure is fully assembled and soldered, it is washed in a series of solvents and vacuum baked for at least fourteen days.
- the novel passivation steps of the present invention provide much higher production rates by precluding the need for lengthy burn-in processes previously required.
- Previous techniques without the passivation steps described above require that the lasers be filled dozens of times under high temperature "burn in" conditions, which uses at least one week of process time.
- the passivation steps of the present invention provide a stable gas chemistry with only one or two fillings of the laser with the gas mixture. Accordingly, in addition to increasing the operating life of the laser, the passivation technique described above also substantially decreases the production costs associated with such lasers.
- a suitable getter for hydrogen must have a high solubility of hydrogen at room temperatures and considerably less solubility at the laser bakeout temperatures of 100 degrees Centigrade and higher.
- the hydrogen solubility of metals in chemical group A namely, nickel, iron, etcetera
- metals in this group would be unsuitable as getters for this purpose.
- metals in group B namely, titanium, palladium, etcetera
- solubility characteristics which decrease with increasing temperature.
- the solubility of hydrogen on metals of group B is between 10 3 and 10 4 times greater than the metals in group A.
- palladium has the preferred characteristics as a suitable getter for hydrogen in a CO 2 laser.
- Group B metals such as vanadium are also suitable.
- black palladium powder are placed in a cylindrical container of approximately 1 inch in diameter and 1 inch in height. This container is then placed in a position which renders the palladium powder accessible to the gas such as between the filling valve and the remainder of the waveguide assembly.
- a suitable getter for water vapor must be both highly adsorbent to water vapor and have a sorbitivity characteristic which decreases rapidly with increasing temperature.
- the applicants have selected a substance not previously known for use as a getter, namely, cellulose which the applicants have found may be suitably degassed of water vapor at about 100 degrees Centigrade and at least 10 -4 Torr for about 12 hours to act as a getter at room temperature. Indeed applicants have found that even with a laser which has apparently ceased to operate because of outgassing, insertion of a cellulose getter without refilling the gas, immediately restored the laser to full power.
- an effective cellulose product is commercial grade toilet paper.
- the cellulose may also be placed in any suitable container and located in a position to which the CO 2 gas mixture has access as in the above indicated position for the H 2 getter.
- the method includes a novel passivation technique for oxidizing the surface of nickel-plated aluminum structural components of the waveguide laser.
- one or more gettering materials are provided having high absorptivity to hydrogen and/or water vapor at room temperatures, which absorptivity decreases with increasing temperatures.
- the aforementioned passivation technique and gettering are combined to provide extended-life, sealed-off, RF excited CO 2 waveguide lasers by substantially alleviating the life-limiting factors associated with CO 2 dissociation, O 2 absorption and H 2 O and H 2 outgassing.
- the invention also comprises RF excited CO 2 waveguide lasers which incorporate passivated nickel-plated aluminum structures, as well as one or both of the above indicated gettering materials utilized in the above indicated manufacturing process.
Landscapes
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Electromagnetism (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- Lasers (AREA)
Abstract
Description
CO.sub.2 +e.sup.- =CO+1/2O.sub.2 +e.sup.-,
Claims (11)
Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US06/207,576 US4393506A (en) | 1980-11-17 | 1980-11-17 | Sealed-off RF excited CO2 lasers and method of manufacturing such lasers |
JP56183602A JPS57112088A (en) | 1980-11-17 | 1981-11-16 | Sealed rf excited co2 laser and method of producing same |
IL64294A IL64294A (en) | 1980-11-17 | 1981-11-16 | Sealed-off rf excited co2 lasers and their manufacture |
EP81305407A EP0052501B1 (en) | 1980-11-17 | 1981-11-16 | Improved sealed-off rf excited co2 lasers and method of manufacturing such lasers |
DE8181305407T DE3167226D1 (en) | 1980-11-17 | 1981-11-16 | Improved sealed-off rf excited co2 lasers and method of manufacturing such lasers |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US06/207,576 US4393506A (en) | 1980-11-17 | 1980-11-17 | Sealed-off RF excited CO2 lasers and method of manufacturing such lasers |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US4393506A true US4393506A (en) | 1983-07-12 |
Family
ID=22771149
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US06/207,576 Expired - Lifetime US4393506A (en) | 1980-11-17 | 1980-11-17 | Sealed-off RF excited CO2 lasers and method of manufacturing such lasers |
Country Status (5)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US4393506A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0052501B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPS57112088A (en) |
DE (1) | DE3167226D1 (en) |
IL (1) | IL64294A (en) |
Cited By (14)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE3708314A1 (en) * | 1987-03-14 | 1988-09-22 | Deutsche Forsch Luft Raumfahrt | MICROWAVE PUMPED HIGH PRESSURE GAS DISCHARGE LASER |
US4821280A (en) * | 1984-10-12 | 1989-04-11 | Hiromi Kawase | Hollow-cathode type metal ion laser |
US4888786A (en) * | 1988-05-09 | 1989-12-19 | United Technologies Corporation | Laser gas composition control arrangement and method |
US4911712A (en) * | 1988-04-14 | 1990-03-27 | Heraeus Lasersonics, Inc. | Medical laser probe |
US5014281A (en) * | 1988-12-21 | 1991-05-07 | Coherent, Inc. | Gas laser |
US5030217A (en) * | 1988-04-14 | 1991-07-09 | Heraeus Lasersonics, Inc. | Medical laser probe and method of delivering CO2 radiation |
US5244428A (en) * | 1991-08-28 | 1993-09-14 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Method for manufacturing a stripline laser |
US5883467A (en) * | 1997-09-09 | 1999-03-16 | Motorola, Inc. | Field emission device having means for in situ feeding of hydrogen |
US20070160103A1 (en) * | 2001-01-29 | 2007-07-12 | Cymer, Inc. | Gas discharge laser light source beam delivery unit |
US8295319B2 (en) | 2010-11-23 | 2012-10-23 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Ceramic gas laser having an integrated beam shaping waveguide |
US8422528B2 (en) | 2011-02-24 | 2013-04-16 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Ceramic slab, free-space and waveguide lasers |
US10404030B2 (en) | 2015-02-09 | 2019-09-03 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Flat-folded ceramic slab lasers |
US20210057864A1 (en) * | 2019-08-19 | 2021-02-25 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Enhanced waveguide surface in gas lasers |
US10985518B2 (en) | 2016-09-20 | 2021-04-20 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Lasers with setback aperture |
Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2080066A (en) * | 1933-10-31 | 1937-05-11 | Eastman Kodak Co | Film preserving package |
US3394320A (en) * | 1965-04-20 | 1968-07-23 | Gustav K. Medicus | Gas lasers with improved capillary tube |
US3516010A (en) * | 1964-09-01 | 1970-06-02 | Patent Treuhand Ges Fuer Elektrische Gluehlampen Mbh | Laser having a coated discharge tube to reduce the effects of clean-up |
DE2038777A1 (en) * | 1970-08-04 | 1972-02-10 | Siemens Ag | Carbon dioxide laser |
US3986897A (en) * | 1974-09-30 | 1976-10-19 | Motorola, Inc. | Aluminum treatment to prevent hillocking |
US4017808A (en) * | 1975-02-10 | 1977-04-12 | Owens-Illinois, Inc. | Gas laser with sputter-resistant cathode |
US4229709A (en) * | 1978-06-12 | 1980-10-21 | Mcmahan William H | Laser device |
Family Cites Families (3)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
FR2096664B2 (en) * | 1970-05-12 | 1973-07-13 | Commissariat Energie Atomique | |
DE2335206A1 (en) * | 1973-07-11 | 1975-01-30 | Kabel Metallwerke Ghh | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A WIDE TRAFFIC CUBE |
GB1526250A (en) * | 1976-11-05 | 1978-09-27 | Secr Defence | Waveguide lasers |
-
1980
- 1980-11-17 US US06/207,576 patent/US4393506A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
-
1981
- 1981-11-16 JP JP56183602A patent/JPS57112088A/en active Granted
- 1981-11-16 DE DE8181305407T patent/DE3167226D1/en not_active Expired
- 1981-11-16 IL IL64294A patent/IL64294A/en unknown
- 1981-11-16 EP EP81305407A patent/EP0052501B1/en not_active Expired
Patent Citations (7)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2080066A (en) * | 1933-10-31 | 1937-05-11 | Eastman Kodak Co | Film preserving package |
US3516010A (en) * | 1964-09-01 | 1970-06-02 | Patent Treuhand Ges Fuer Elektrische Gluehlampen Mbh | Laser having a coated discharge tube to reduce the effects of clean-up |
US3394320A (en) * | 1965-04-20 | 1968-07-23 | Gustav K. Medicus | Gas lasers with improved capillary tube |
DE2038777A1 (en) * | 1970-08-04 | 1972-02-10 | Siemens Ag | Carbon dioxide laser |
US3986897A (en) * | 1974-09-30 | 1976-10-19 | Motorola, Inc. | Aluminum treatment to prevent hillocking |
US4017808A (en) * | 1975-02-10 | 1977-04-12 | Owens-Illinois, Inc. | Gas laser with sputter-resistant cathode |
US4229709A (en) * | 1978-06-12 | 1980-10-21 | Mcmahan William H | Laser device |
Non-Patent Citations (1)
Title |
---|
Browne et al., J. of Physics E: Scientific Instruments, printed in Gt. Britain, vol. 8 1975, pp. 870-874. * |
Cited By (15)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4821280A (en) * | 1984-10-12 | 1989-04-11 | Hiromi Kawase | Hollow-cathode type metal ion laser |
US4955035A (en) * | 1987-03-14 | 1990-09-04 | Deutsche Forschungs -Und Versuchsanstalt Fuer Luft- Und Raumfanrt Ev. | Microwave-pumped, high-pressure, gas-discharge laser |
DE3708314A1 (en) * | 1987-03-14 | 1988-09-22 | Deutsche Forsch Luft Raumfahrt | MICROWAVE PUMPED HIGH PRESSURE GAS DISCHARGE LASER |
US5030217A (en) * | 1988-04-14 | 1991-07-09 | Heraeus Lasersonics, Inc. | Medical laser probe and method of delivering CO2 radiation |
US4911712A (en) * | 1988-04-14 | 1990-03-27 | Heraeus Lasersonics, Inc. | Medical laser probe |
US4888786A (en) * | 1988-05-09 | 1989-12-19 | United Technologies Corporation | Laser gas composition control arrangement and method |
US5014281A (en) * | 1988-12-21 | 1991-05-07 | Coherent, Inc. | Gas laser |
US5244428A (en) * | 1991-08-28 | 1993-09-14 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Method for manufacturing a stripline laser |
US5883467A (en) * | 1997-09-09 | 1999-03-16 | Motorola, Inc. | Field emission device having means for in situ feeding of hydrogen |
US20070160103A1 (en) * | 2001-01-29 | 2007-07-12 | Cymer, Inc. | Gas discharge laser light source beam delivery unit |
US8295319B2 (en) | 2010-11-23 | 2012-10-23 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Ceramic gas laser having an integrated beam shaping waveguide |
US8422528B2 (en) | 2011-02-24 | 2013-04-16 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Ceramic slab, free-space and waveguide lasers |
US10404030B2 (en) | 2015-02-09 | 2019-09-03 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Flat-folded ceramic slab lasers |
US10985518B2 (en) | 2016-09-20 | 2021-04-20 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Lasers with setback aperture |
US20210057864A1 (en) * | 2019-08-19 | 2021-02-25 | Iradion Laser, Inc. | Enhanced waveguide surface in gas lasers |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
EP0052501A2 (en) | 1982-05-26 |
EP0052501A3 (en) | 1982-06-02 |
DE3167226D1 (en) | 1984-12-20 |
EP0052501B1 (en) | 1984-11-14 |
JPS57112088A (en) | 1982-07-12 |
IL64294A (en) | 1985-04-30 |
JPH0226796B2 (en) | 1990-06-12 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US4393506A (en) | Sealed-off RF excited CO2 lasers and method of manufacturing such lasers | |
US4860300A (en) | Electrode for pulsed gas lasers | |
US5830026A (en) | Mercury dispensing device | |
US3558963A (en) | High-intensity vapor arc-lamp | |
JPH08287822A (en) | Combination material for integrated getter and mercury donorand device obtained from it | |
EP0876679B1 (en) | High pressure discharge lamp | |
JPH0223996B2 (en) | ||
US5876205A (en) | Combination of materials for integrated getter and mercury-dispensing devices and the devices so obtained | |
US3492598A (en) | Method for processing gas discharge devices | |
US4829035A (en) | Reactivation of a tin oxide-containing catalyst | |
JP2002025500A (en) | High pressure discharge lamp and its manufacturing method | |
Browne et al. | Efficient long life sealed CO lasers at room temperature | |
US20130307404A1 (en) | Vacuum tube and vacuum tube manufacturing apparatus and method | |
US2141644A (en) | Manufacture of evacuated metal envelopes | |
US4361780A (en) | Halogen incandescent lamp | |
EP0316189B1 (en) | IR-radiation source and method for producing same | |
Dlabal et al. | Multiline (480–496 nm) discharge‐pumped iodine monofluoride laser | |
US3860310A (en) | Method of fabricating a gas laser | |
Chapman et al. | A study of the catalysis by silver of the union of hydrogen and oxygen | |
Carbone | Continuous operation of a long-lived CO 2 laser tube | |
JP2763777B2 (en) | Excimer laser | |
JP2003045373A (en) | High pressure discharge lamp | |
CA1241365A (en) | Unsaturated vapor high pressure sodium lamp arc tube fabrication process | |
US4988318A (en) | Unsaturated vapor high pressure sodium lamp arc tube fabrication process | |
US4422006A (en) | Electrochemical luminescent cell |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: WALWEL INC., A CORP. OF CA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNORS:LAAKMANN PETER;LAAKMANN KATHERINE D.;REEL/FRAME:003883/0625 Effective date: 19810617 |
|
STCF | Information on status: patent grant |
Free format text: PATENTED CASE |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: LAAKMANN ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC., 33051 CALLE AVIADOR Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:WALWEL, INC., A CA CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004732/0320 Effective date: 19870608 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: COHERENT, INC., 3270 WEST BAYSHORE ROAD, PALO ALTO Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:LAAKMANN ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC., A CA CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004911/0655 Effective date: 19880120 Owner name: COHERENT, INC.,CALIFORNIA Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:LAAKMANN ELECTRO-OPTICS, INC., A CA CORP.;REEL/FRAME:004911/0655 Effective date: 19880120 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: COHERENT, INC., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE, CALIFOR Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST.;ASSIGNOR:COHERENT, INC., A CORP. OF CA;REEL/FRAME:006100/0553 Effective date: 19920402 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: BANK HAPOALIM B.M., ISRAEL Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:ESC MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.;REEL/FRAME:011846/0061 Effective date: 20010413 Owner name: ESC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC., MASSACHUSETTS Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:COHERENT, INC.;REEL/FRAME:011846/0115 Effective date: 20010427 |
|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: LUMENIS INC., MASSACHUSETTS Free format text: CHANGE OF NAME;ASSIGNOR:ESC MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC.;REEL/FRAME:011911/0540 Effective date: 20010425 |